April 2020 NZP Block of the Month: Fan Block

Nancy’s Red Elegance
2020 Block of the Month April: Fan Block

Introducing the fourth of 12 FREE! Quit Block Tutorials in the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! The Fan Block, also known as 1/4-Wagon Wheel Block, is quickly made with fan wedges and a little bias trim!

In January, Team Nancy Zieman introduced the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series. Join the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series, anytime, by viewing the Basic Supplies and Tools Listing in the January 1, 2020 NZP BoM20 Kick Off Blog Posting.

On the third Saturday of each month, we’ll feature one block design, and we’ll be stitching one or more blocks of the same design each month. The blocks are created using Our NEW! Red Elegance Fabric Collection by Riley Blake and the Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template Set by Nancy Zieman for Clover. Follow along as we show step-by-step how to create the April Fan Block.

 

 

 

April Fan Block

NOTE: This block is 8-1/2″ square; 8″ finished square when sewn into finished quilt.

Block Fabrics

For the Nancy’s Red Elegance April Fan Block, select the following four fat quarter fabrics from the NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Bundle along with the “Wagon Wheel & Fan” Template from the Carefree Curves Template Set.

 

 

Red Elegance Brick Textured, Red Elegance Brick Rose, Red Elegance Cream Rose and Red Elegance Red Rose.

 

Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with June Tailor’s Starch Savvy. Press and starch, press and starch.

Gather Supplies

Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template Set by Nancy Zieman for Clover
Optional: 3/8″ Fusible Bias Tape Maker
Optional: 1/4″ Fusible Web Tape
Optional: Mini Iron II “The Adapter”

View the complete Basic Supplies and Tools Listing in the January 1, 2020 NZP BoM20 Kick Off Blog Posting .

Cut Fabrics for the Block

Create four of Nancy’s super-simple Fan Blocks from just three fabrics, and a little bias trim made from a fourth fabric!

Cut four 8-1/2″ background squares from  Red Elegance Brick Textured.

Cut one 3-3/4″ crosswise fabric strip from Red Elegance Cream Rose .





Cut one 3-3/4″ crosswise fabric strip from Red Elegance Red Rose.




Using a Rotary Cutter, mat, and 6″ x 24″ Ruler, cut 3/4″ bias fabric strips from Red Elegance Brick Rose.   Cut and sew approximately 72″ of continuous bias strips. Or simply cut four strips approx. 3/4″ x 6″, and four strips approx. 3/4″ x 12″.






Construct the Blocks
Build the Fan Appliqué

Place Wagon Wheel & Fan Template along 3-3/4″ crosswise fabric strip cut from Red Elegance Cream Rose . 

 

Align the lower Wagon Wheel & Fan Template along edge of fabric strip, and trace template side edges, and trace the curve die-cut opening. Trace four fan wedge shapes.


Each April Fan Block will use two fan wedges from Red Elegance Cream Rose and Red Elegance Red Rose . Trace four fan wedge shapes from both 3-3/4″ crosswise fabric strips.




Fabric Shears to cut along top curved lines.





Place one Cream Rose fan wedge to one Red Rose fan wedge, right sides together. Pin.

 

Set sewing machine for a scant 1/4″ seam, and stitch side seam on right only.



Press seam allowance flat, then press open.



Repeat steps above and create two fan appliques with the Cream Rose fan wedge located at left.




Repeat steps above, stitching side seam on left only, and create two fan appliques with the Red Rose fan wedge located at left.




Layer one fan unit to one 8-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ background fabric square, matching cut edge. Pin.




Baste along lower edge and side left edge – stitching within the scant 1/4″ seam allowance.








 Create Fusible Bias Tape

Following directions included with Clover’s 3/8″ Fusible Bias Tape Maker , feed bias cut fabric strip into the tape maker and feed Clover’s 1/4″ Fusible Web Tape into top channel.


Press the folded bias strip, as it exits the narrow end of the maker – the fabric edges are magically folded toward center.

 

Finish the Blocks


Remove paper backing from fusible bias, and position bias tape over the curved fan edges.
Using an iron, press the fusible bias tape in place – to conceal the cut edges of the fan appliqué.

Using a Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needle, edgestitch along edge of the bias tape with  Monofilament Thread.

It’s always easier to stitch smooth curves with a shorter stitch length – such as a 2.0 mm setting.

Repeat steps above and and cover the remaining fan appliqué cut edge.






Repeat steps above and create four April Fan Blocks: Two Blocks with Cream Rose fan wedge located to left. And Two Blocks with Red Rose fan wedge located to left.





The Nancy’s Red Elegance April Fan Blocks are complete!

 

 

 

 

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For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below sharing your thoughts about the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series and/or The April Fan Block.

 

Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

The randomly selected winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with exclusive S!S button & sticker, from the April 11 and 14 Blog Posts, NEW! Stitch it! Sisters Tunic Pattern Fitting – The Nancy Zieman Way – Program 113 and Stitch it Sisters Tunic Pattern Fitting Tutorial the Nancy Zieman Way – McCall’s M8022, is Susan Du.

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Her comment is: I have always been fascinated by this technique when Nancy demonstrated it years ago. Thank you for the refresher video and I’d love to try a basic tunic using this technique.

 

 

Happy Quilting!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

 

 

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